Well the Shiva group has quite the week. We just completed our nine day stay at a sustainable living community called Dharmalaya. While we were there we did a variety of things from pugging mud with our feet to masonry with adobe bricks (my personal favorite!). It was a tough experience for each one of us in a variety of ways but everyone was able to take something away from this unique experience. The high light for the week though was our awesome group member Haley returning from her journey to the U.S and back to retrieve some very important medications. We are all so incredibly stoked to have her back and we missed her terribly. The low for the week is one that has been hard on us all. Our group member Sam has chosen to split off from the group and go solo in order to do some soul searching. We all wish the best for him on his journey but crave his presence within the group, especially with our trek into the Himalayas coming up. Even though we would all love to have him there with us we are all geared up and excited to start the trek and bask in the glorious beauty ahead of us!